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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Tour Roads
Georgia and Tennessee
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC)
The organization of the CCC as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Administration had a tremendous impact on NPS sites nationwide beginning in 1933. The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park had four camps at its disposal. Troops at these facilities performed a variety of duties, including construction of roads, trails and bridle paths, as well as landscaping, erosion control, and roadside cleanup.
After the closure of the last CCC camp at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in April 1942 due to World War II, little maintenance and improvement work was conducted. Two problems that continued to grow throughout the 1940s and 1950s were the increasing use of the LaFayette Road (US Highway 27) by local traffic and the growing numbers of park visitors. As the area grew and the economy improved, traffic on the roads was perceived by some as a threat to the integrity of the park.
To support increased visitation during the post-war era, many roads were widened and paved with asphalt. In addition new visitor facilities and interpretative waysides were constructed. (HAER) |
| Introduction | Acadia | Blue Ridge Parkway | Chickamauga and Chattanooga | Colonial Parkway | Generals Highway | George Washington Memorial Parkway | Great Smoky Mountains | Mount Rainier | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway | Shenandoah's Skyline Drive | Southwest Circle Tour | Vicksburg | Yellowstone | Yosemite |
